He had been dwelling upon this, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.

When Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him.

The Astrologers heard what the King had to say, and then continued their journey. And the star which they had seen in the east led them on, until it reached, and stood over, the place where the child was.

After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said: "Awake, take the child and his mother, and seek refuge in Egypt; and stay there until I bid you return, for Herod is about to search for the child, to put him to death."

When Herod found that he had been trifled with by the Astrologers, he was very angry. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and the whole of that neighborhood, who were two years old or under, guided by the date which he had ascertained from the Astrologers.

But, hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as King of Judea, he was afraid to go back there; and having been warned in a dream, he went into the part of the country called Galilee.

And, after he had fasted for forty days and forty nights, he became hungry.

When Jesus heard that John had been committed to prison, he retired to Galilee.

On seeing the crowds of People, Jesus went up the hill; and, when he had taken his seat, his disciples came up to him;

Nor should you swear by your head, since you cannot make a single hair either white or black.

You have heard that it was said--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thy enemy.'

But, when one of your fasts, let him anoint his head and wash his face,

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will attach himself to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

By the time that Jesus had finished speaking, the crowd was filled with amazement at his teaching.

For he taught them like one who had authority, and not like their Teachers of the Law.

When Jesus had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him.

After Jesus had entered Capernaum, a Captain in the Roman army came up to him, entreating his help.

"Foxes have holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

At this the men who tended them ran away and went to the town, carrying the news of all that had occurred, and of what had happened to the possessed men.

But meanwhile a woman, who had been suffering from hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak.

But, when the people had been sent out, Jesus went in, and took the little girl's hand, and she rose.

When he had gone indoors, the blind men came up to him; and Jesus asked them: "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" "Yes, Master!" they answered.

And, as soon as the demon had been driven out, the dumb man spoke. The people were astonished at this, and exclaimed: "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"

It is enough for a scholar to be treated like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Baal-zebub, how much more the members of his household!

While as for you, the very hairs of your head are numbered.

After Jesus had finished giving directions to his twelve Disciples, he left that place in order to teach and preach in their towns.

Now John had heard in prison what the Christ was doing, and he sent a message by his disciples,

Then Jesus began to reproach the towns in which most of his miracles had been done, because they had not repented:

"Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the miracles which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

And you, Capernaum! Will you 'exalt yourself to Heaven'? 'You shall go down to the Place of Death.' For, if the miracles which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been standing to this day.

And had you learned the meaning of the words--'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned those who are not guilty.

But Jesus said to them: "Which of you, if he had only one sheep, and that sheep fell into a pit on the Sabbath, would not lay hold of it and pull it out?

Then he said to the man. "Stretch out your hand." The man stretched it out; and it had become as sound as the other.

Then some people brought to Jesus a possessed man, who was blind and dumb; and he cured him, so that the man who had been dumb both talked and saw.

That same day, when Jesus had left the house and was sitting by the Sea,

Some fell on rocky places, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once.

As soon as the sun had risen, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away.

This was another parable which Jesus related-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like some yeast which a woman took and covered up in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen."

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again, and then, in his delight, went and sold everything that he had, and bought that field.

Finding one of great value, he went and sold everything that he had, and bought it.

When Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place.

For Herod had arrested John, put him in chains, and shut him up in prison, to please Herodias, the wife of Herod's brother Philip.

For John had said to him 'You have no right to be living with her.'

Prompted by her mother, the girl said 'Give me here, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.'

And his head was brought on a dish and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother.

Jesus ordered the people to take their seats on the grass; and, taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to Heaven, and said the blessing, and, after he had broken the loaves, gave them to his disciples; and they gave them to the crowds.

Every one had sufficient to eat, and they picked up enough of the broken pieces that were left to fill twelve baskets.

When they had got into the boat, the wind dropped.

When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.

Every one had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left.

Now the disciples had crossed to the opposite shore, and had forgotten to take any bread.

Then they understood that he had told them to be on their guard, not against the leaven of bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Then the disciples understood that it was of John the Baptist that he had spoken to them.

After they had reached Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple-rate came up to Peter, and said: "Does not your Master pay the Temple-rate?"

When he had begun to do so, one of them was brought to him who owed him six million pounds;

And, as he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold towards the payment of the debt, together with his wife, and his children, and everything that he had.

When his fellow-servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and went to their master and laid the whole matter before him.

Then some little children were brought to Jesus, for him to place his hands on them, and pray; but the disciples found fault with those who had brought them.

On hearing these words, the young man went away distressed, for he had great possessions.

Now when those who had been hired about five o'clock went up, they received two shillings each.

'These last,' they said, 'have done only one hour's work, and yet you have put them on the same footing with us, who have borne the brunt of the day's work, and the heat.'

When they had almost reached Jerusalem, having come as far as Bethphage, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent on two disciples.

So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

They led the ass and the foal back, and, when they had put their cloaks on them, he seated himself upon them.

When he had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, and asked--

After Jesus had come into the Temple Courts, the Chief Priests and the Councillors of the Nation came up to him as he was teaching, and said: " What authority have you to do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

What do you think of this? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the elder and said 'Go and work in the vineyard to-day my son.'

He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the banquet, but they were unwilling to come.

A second time he sent some servants, with orders to say to those who had been invited 'I have prepared my breakfast, my cattle and fat beasts are killed and everything is ready; come to the banquet.'

But, when the king went in to see his guests, he noticed there a man who had not put on a wedding-robe.

Show me the coin with which the tax is paid." And, when they had brought him a florin,

He asked: "Whose head and title are these?"

Now we had living among us seven brothers; of whom the eldest married and died, and, as he had no family, left his wife for his brother.

At the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be out of the seven, all of them having had her?"

The crowds, who had been listening to him, were greatly struck with his teaching.

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they collected together.

and say 'Had we been living in the days of our ancestors, we should have taken part in their murder of the Prophets!

And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

And had not those days been limited, not a single soul would escape; but for the sake of 'God's People' a limit will be put to them.

But this you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

The man who had received the three thousand pounds went at once and traded with it, and made another three thousand.

So, too, the man who had received the twelve hundred pounds made another twelve hundred.

But the man who had received the six hundred went and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.

The man who had received the three thousand pounds came up and brought three thousand more. 'Sir,' he said, 'you entrusted me with three thousand pounds; look, I have made another three thousand!'

Then the one who had received the twelve hundred pounds came up and said 'Sir, you entrusted me with twelve hundred pounds; look, I have made another twelve hundred!'

The man who had received the six hundred pounds came up, too, and said 'Sir, I knew that you were a hard man; you reap where you have not sown, and gather up where you have not winnowed;

And, in my fear, I went and hid your money in the ground; look, here is what belongs to you!'

When Jesus had finished all this teaching, he said to his disciples:

After Jesus had reached Bethany, and while he was in the house of Simon the leper,

a woman came up to him with an alabaster jar of very costly perfume, and poured the perfume upon his head as he was at table.

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The man whom I kiss," he had said, "will be the one; arrest him."

Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the High Priest, where the Teachers of the Law and the Councillors had assembled.

When he had gone out into the gateway, another maid saw him, and said to those who were there: "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth!"

and Peter remembered the words which Jesus had said-- 'Before a cock has crowed, you will disown me three times'; and he went outside, and wept bitterly.

Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that Jesus was condemned, repented of what he had done, and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the Chief Priests and Councillors.

At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.

So, when the people had collected, Pilate said to them: "Which do you wish me to release for you? Barabbas? Or Jesus who is called 'Christ'?"

For he knew that it was out of jealousy that they had given Jesus up to him.

And having twisted some thorns into a crown, put it on his head, and a rod in his right hand, and then, going down on their knees before him, they mocked him. "Long life to you, King of the Jews!" they said.

They spat at him and, taking the rod, kept striking him on the head;